Firefighting DC-10 arrives in Mesa to combat Wallow blaze

Arizona Wildfires

a DC-10 air tanker flies over the Wallow Fire rises outside of Greer, Ariz., Thursday, June 9, 2011. Several mountain communities have emptied in advance of the fire, and a utility that supplies power to customers in southern New Mexico and west Texas issued warnings of possible power interruptions. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Tim Hacker

DC-10

A DC-10 is loaded with fire retardant at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Thursday, June 9, 2011 to help battle the Wallow fire burning in eastern Arizona. [Tim Hacker, Tribune]

Tim Hacker

DC-10

A DC-10 is loaded with fire retardant at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Thursday, June 9, 2011 to help battle the Wallow fire burning in eastern Arizona. [Tim Hacker, Tribune]

Tim Hacker

DC-10

A DC-10 is loaded with fire retardant at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Thursday, June 9, 2011 to help battle the Wallow fire burning in eastern Arizona. [Tim Hacker, Tribune]

Tim Hacker

DC-10

A DC-10 is loaded with fire retardant at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Thursday, June 9, 2011 to help battle the Wallow fire burning in eastern Arizona. [Tim Hacker, Tribune]